beshear

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English bischeren, from Old English besċieran, besceran (to shear, shave, cut hair, give the tonsure), equivalent to be- (around, off, away) +‎ shear.

Verb

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beshear (third-person singular simple present beshears, present participle beshearing, simple past beshore or besheared, past participle beshorn or besheared)

  1. (transitive) To shear or shave all around; shear all over.

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